Virtual Dental Symposium

Northampton Community College will hold its Annual Dental Symposium: “Don’t Fall Asleep With Your Mouth Open: The Dental Team’s Role in Sleep Apnea” (DENTL413) online on the platform Zoom on Nov. 21 from 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Join Lori Dietz as she shares her capstone continuing education project on sleep apnea as a BS degree candidate at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Through lecture, breakout sessions and Q&A, this topic will include the following: obstructive sleep apnea risk factors, assessment, diagnosis, home sleep tests, polysomnography and treatment options.

The fee is $10 for NCC dental hygiene alumni; $30, ADHA members; $59, nonmembers.

To register, visit Northampton.edu/HealthcareCourses. For questions, call 610-332-6585 or email healthcare@northampton.edu.

Low-Cost Dental Cleanings

Dental hygiene students at Northampton Community College are welcoming new patients to the Litwak Dental Clinic in the college’s Fowler Family Southside Center to provide multiple oral assessments, cancer screenings, dental cleanings, radiographs, fluoride treatments and dental screenings, all under the supervision of licensed hygienists and dentists.

The clinic is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the fall, and dental cleanings are free for all NCC credit students. Members of the public can utilize the services for a nominal fee.

Appointments can be made by calling the clinic at 610-861-5442